Fitchburg man dies after motorcycle crashes into tractor-trailer

FITCHBURG -- A 34-year-old Fitchburg man died early Monday morning from injuries he suffered after crashing into a tractor-trailer on Water Street, according to a police department spokesman.

Police Capt. Harry Hess said the man, who was driving a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle, was traveling north on Water Street, just past the Salvation Army Thrift Store, at about 12:20 a.m. when he struck a tractor-trailer that was turning right on Benson Street.

Hess said the man was taken to HealthAlliance Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 2 a.m.

The man's identity will be released by the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, said Hess.

The department's fatal crash reconstruction team, with the assistance of the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, is investigating.

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